STAT (1/21, Scudellari) reports that although probiotics are “touted as potential treatments for conditions ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to eczema to tooth decay,” the scientific evidence “does not necessarily support those claims.” According to STAT, “there have been only a few large human trials” and the small-scale studies actually conducted give “no indication that probiotics can treat obesity, autism, diabetes, or high cholesterol,” nor “the flu or common cold.”